Re: PESO - Joshua Tree

2007-04-12 Thread Alastair Robertson
Could use a little sharpening perhaps? But I like the almost infra-red look to it- looks like a scene from an old western B&W movie Alastair On 4/13/07, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well I like, but I have a soft spot in my head for Joshua Trees. > > Norm Baugher wrote: > > Shot this

Re: PESO - Tree Screen

2007-04-12 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 4/12/2007 8:39:55 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Joining the congratulatory crowd here. I like it a lot, It certainly deserves to be printed large and nicely framed. Great work. = Thanks. I am definitely trying to figure out where I can h

Accomodation reccomendation for NY in June

2007-04-12 Thread Paul
Hi, I'll be in NY for 7 nights in the second half of june, any one got any reccomendations for a good and well priced (cheap) place to stay? Some where with a kitchen or kitchenette of some sort would be preferable, but not essential. Also if any one wants to catch up for a drink then let me k

Re: PESO - A Chilly Afternoon

2007-04-12 Thread Russell Kerstetter
Rick I am not sure which crop I prefer, I like the square, but I keep trying to look to the sky. And yes the house is a fair bit more noticeable, although I think the increased contrast is definatly better. Thanks for your input contrary or otherwise :) Russ On 4/12/07, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: PESO - A Chilly Afternoon

2007-04-12 Thread Russell Kerstetter
Thanks Marnie, I one thing I struggled with in this was the contrast, I felt that too much gave it too much 'oomph' to let it still be moody, and I guess that too much 'do nothing sky' makes it just blah. Thanks for your input. Russ On 4/12/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In

Re: PESO - A Chilly Afternoon

2007-04-12 Thread Russell Kerstetter
Thanks Bruce for your response, that is encouraging to me as I learn. I think my pictures sometimes lack a 'soul', so what I have been trying to do lately is really think about the feeling I want to capture instead of snapping away and then trying to clean up a mess later. Russ On 4/12/07, Bruce

Re: PESO - A Chilly Afternoon

2007-04-12 Thread Russell Kerstetter
Thanks. This is actually the first crop I tried, but I decided that I wanted more sky and water. I do like the square, but I find myself looking up at the sky, and there is nothing there. Maybe I will have to print them and then we will see... Thanks for your input. Russ On 4/12/07, Godfrey

Re: PESO - A Chilly Afternoon

2007-04-12 Thread Russell Kerstetter
Markus, I forgot to answer your question earlier today. I actually did shoot a horizontal after I shot the vertical, but I do not like it. It is shot at 50mm where this one is 200, and there are a *lot* more houses in the horizontal. When I originally took the shot, I envisioned it being vertica

Re: PESO - Tree Screen

2007-04-12 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
Joining the congratulatory crowd here. I like it a lot, It certainly deserves to be printed large and nicely framed. Great work. On 4/12/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Another from Yosemite. > > A different way to look at Big Rocks. > > http://members.aol.com/eactivi

Re: PESO:Samples from my first commercial slideshow

2007-04-12 Thread Fernando Terrazzino
On 4/12/07, Markus Maurer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Fernando > Thanks for looking. Swissair isn't anymore and the new Swiss belongs mostly > to the German Lufthansa. That explains the affordable air tickets I guess... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pdml.net/mailm

RE: PESO:Samples from my first commercial slideshow

2007-04-12 Thread Markus Maurer
Hi Fernando Thanks for looking. Swissair isn't anymore and the new Swiss belongs mostly to the German Lufthansa. The river is the Limmat which you see on one of the photos. The prices are indeed very high here but Zurich just won an award again for the city with the highest "life quality" whatever

Re: PESO - A Chilly Afternoon

2007-04-12 Thread Rick Womer
I'm going to be a contrary old cuss and say that I liked the original better! With this crop, the building distracts from the mood. Rick --- Russell Kerstetter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Bill, Jack, Godders, Rick Markus, PJ and > Bruce for your input. > Several of you commented that it

Re: FS: FA28/2.8 and 16-45/4

2007-04-12 Thread Rick Womer
The 28/2.8 sounds interesting. Where are you shipping from? Rick --- Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I have for sale: > > 1). 16-45/4, it came with one of my bodies and has > hardly been used. > Includes box and all literature. $320 > 2). FA 28/2.8, in essentialy as new condition w

Re: OT: So It Goes

2007-04-12 Thread Mishka
goodbye monkey house... best, mishka On 4/12/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kurt Vonnegut has passed. > http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/books/12vonnegut.html > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML

Re: Hoya Asks Pentax for Reply by Friday

2007-04-12 Thread Mishka
Samsung should buy their camera division, together with Spotmatic trademark. best, mishka On 4/12/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tom, > You have to stop worrying about this. It seems to be affecting you > deeply, and I wouldn't want it to affect your health. Life will go > on, an

Re: Hoya Asks Pentax for Reply by Friday

2007-04-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
Tom, You have to stop worrying about this. It seems to be affecting you deeply, and I wouldn't want it to affect your health. Life will go on, and we'll all keep taking pictures. With or without Pentax. Although I strongly suspect, it will be "with" for quite a few years to come. Paul On

Re: clueless in the presence of greatness, again

2007-04-12 Thread Rick Womer
The really cool thing is that he is a modest, gentle guy. Your relationship with him was probably a lot more relaxed and comfortable because you =didn't= know who he was. Rick --- cbwaters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In 2002 when we had the men's Final Four at my > stadium of employment, I had

clueless in the presence of greatness, again

2007-04-12 Thread cbwaters
In 2002 when we had the men's Final Four at my stadium of employment, I had the occasion to work with a photographer who wanted to put his Nikon under the scoreboard and shoot down towards the center-court logo. After the tournament, I received a print of this image from the photographer for my

Hoya Asks Pentax for Reply by Friday

2007-04-12 Thread Tom C
http://www.reuters.com/article/mergersNews/idUST32528620070412 Tom C. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO - A Chilly Afternoon

2007-04-12 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 4/12/2007 2:17:38 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thursday, April 12, 2007, 1:31:23 PM, you wrote: RK> Thanks Bill, Jack, Godders, Rick Markus, PJ and Bruce for your input. RK> Several of you commented that it is rather flat. I actually did do RK> tha

FS: FA28/2.8 and 16-45/4

2007-04-12 Thread Paul
Hi, I have for sale: 1). 16-45/4, it came with one of my bodies and has hardly been used. Includes box and all literature. $320 2). FA 28/2.8, in essentialy as new condition with filter. $220 Payment by Paypal, will post world wide. email me off list if interested. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Ma

Re: Pentax Gallery: Uploading problems...?

2007-04-12 Thread Bong Manayon
I've been doing that and it worked before. Wondering if there's a glitch now. Oh well...I submitted the issue in their "contact us" online form. Maybe I'll hear something from them... Thanks! Bong On 4/13/07, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It did 'til someone advised me to put the fin

Re: EXIF Data Availability?

2007-04-12 Thread Jack Davis
That did it!! Thanks, Peter, Godfrey and Rod. (actually, I had stumbled onto it once, but couldn't recall the path). Jack --- Peter Lacus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jack, > > > I am using PSE 5. I'm wondering if EXIF data are available as a > result > > of downloading RAW/jpg shots from a memo

Re: See ya later

2007-04-12 Thread Norm Baugher
Woof! Woof Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Norm, it never ceases to amaze me how articulate you can be. > > Shel > From: Norm Baugher > >> Woof, woo woo woof! >> Woof >> > > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: OT Paypal shenanigans

2007-04-12 Thread Steve Sharpe
Don't worry about it. It should go away when the transaction posts. They just sent through a test authorisation to make sure the account was good. At 9:32 AM +1000 4/13/07, Digital Image Studio wrote: >I recently made a payment for an eBay auction with my Personal Paypal >Account using my linked

Re: OT Paypal shenanigans

2007-04-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
If you track your credit cards on line, you often see these kinds of temporary, small amount transactions posted as part of the card verification/authorization process. They should be eliminated once the actual transaction has been posted. Godfrey On Apr 12, 2007, at 4:32 PM, Digital Image

Re: PowerPC G5 iMac and Huey

2007-04-12 Thread Paul Stenquist
I was about to ask the same question. I've had great success with it. After calibrating with the Spyder 2 my screen images are identical to my printer output. Paul On Apr 12, 2007, at 6:02 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote: > On 13/04/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I have no e

Re: EXIF Data Availability?

2007-04-12 Thread Peter Lacus
Jack, > I am using PSE 5. I'm wondering if EXIF data are available as a result > of downloading RAW/jpg shots from a memory card. in PSE 3 (hopefully they haven't changed it later): File -> File Info (in the Editor) or Window -> Properties -> Metadata tab (in the Organizer) however the latter ap

Re: OT: Guess what T. Rex tastes like

2007-04-12 Thread P. J. Alling
I'm not surprised. Bob W wrote: > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6548719.stm > > Bone appetit! > > Bob > > > -- Entropy Seminar: The results of a five yeer studee ntu the sekend lw uf thurmodynamiks aand itz inevibl fxt hon shewb rt nslpn raq liot. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PowerPC G5 iMac and Huey

2007-04-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 12, 2007, at 4:03 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote: > On 13/04/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Poor or inconsistent profiles on various different monitors. > > OK, not that I can appreciate this given that I've profiled at least > ten very different monitors using my Spy

OT Paypal shenanigans

2007-04-12 Thread Digital Image Studio
I recently made a payment for an eBay auction with my Personal Paypal Account using my linked credit card and now my bank reports an additional fee of AUD$1 to Paypal with the same eBay reference number. However this additional fee is not recorded in my Paypal transaction history. Can anyone shed

Re: EXIF Data Availability?

2007-04-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Every RAW file from the camera contains metadata, some of which is EXIF data. Every JPEG file from the camera contains EXIF metadata. The EXIF data is embedded in the image file, you need an application to view it. On Mac OS X, opening any JPEG from the camera with the Preview application al

Re: EXIF Data Availability?

2007-04-12 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 13/04/07, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am using PSE 5. I'm wondering if EXIF data are available as a result > of downloading RAW/jpg shots from a memory card. > PSE 5 "HELP" defines it, but doesn't answer my question. > IOW, if it's recorded, where do I find it? > Low tech answer pl

Re: PESO - Joshua Tree

2007-04-12 Thread P. J. Alling
Well I like, but I have a soft spot in my head for Joshua Trees. Norm Baugher wrote: > Shot this in Joshua Tree National Monument, love that place. Pentax ME > Super SE. > > http://home.earthlink.net/~nbaugher/joshuatree.htm > > Norm > > > -- Entropy Seminar: The results of a five yeer stud

Re: PowerPC G5 iMac and Huey

2007-04-12 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 13/04/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Poor or inconsistent profiles on various different monitors. OK, not that I can appreciate this given that I've profiled at least ten very different monitors using my Spyder2 always with excellent measurements and apparent visual consiste

RE: The mysterious ways of marketing

2007-04-12 Thread Tom C
Well the answer to your question was so obvious, I didn't want to imply that you were a dunderhead, dunce, or numbskull by asking it. :-) Tom C. From: Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Su

EXIF Data Availability?

2007-04-12 Thread Jack Davis
I am using PSE 5. I'm wondering if EXIF data are available as a result of downloading RAW/jpg shots from a memory card. PSE 5 "HELP" defines it, but doesn't answer my question. IOW, if it's recorded, where do I find it? Low tech answer please. :) Thanks! Jack

Re: Attaching a K100D Digital Camera to a Zeiss Standard Microscope

2007-04-12 Thread mike wilson
Paul wrote: > Dear Friends, > > I would like to use my K100D Pentax Digital Camera > to take pictures using either a Zeiss Standard > Pol 16 (petrographic) and Standard 16 Microscopes > with trinocular heads, which I use. Can anyone tell > me what specific adapters, which I can use to > attache

RE: The mysterious ways of marketing

2007-04-12 Thread Tim Øsleby
Congratulation. You are the first to pass the test ;-) Tim Typo Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thibouille Sent: 13. april 2007 00:05 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: The mysterious ways

Re: PowerPC G5 iMac and Huey

2007-04-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 12, 2007, at 3:02 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote: > On 13/04/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I have no experience with that particular setup, but I and others >> have seen various issues with the Pantone Huey and different system >> configurations. Because of those issue

RE: See ya later

2007-04-12 Thread Bob W
What do you expect from Baugh-waugh Baugher? -- Bob > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff > Sent: 12 April 2007 23:20 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: See ya later > > Norm, it never ceases to amaze me how

Re: See ya later

2007-04-12 Thread Shel Belinkoff
Norm, it never ceases to amaze me how articulate you can be. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Norm Baugher > Woof, woo woo woof! > Woof -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Attaching a K100D Digital Camera to a Zeiss Standard Microscope

2007-04-12 Thread Scott Loveless
Paul, Pentax made a couple different microscope adapters. Not sure if either are still available. Check the lens section at http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/ for more info. The Pentax Universal T-ring adapter you mentioned is for cameras with M42 threads. i.e. Spotmatic. You can use this with y

Re: The mysterious ways of marketing

2007-04-12 Thread Thibouille
So they can sell it 3 times more? LOL. 2007/4/12, Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Couldn't agree more. > > But then why revise the book three times? > > > Tim Typo > Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Beh

Re: PowerPC G5 iMac and Huey

2007-04-12 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 13/04/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have no experience with that particular setup, but I and others > have seen various issues with the Pantone Huey and different system > configurations. Because of those issues, and similar issues with the > Spyder2 product, I generally re

Attaching a K100D Digital Camera to a Zeiss Standard Microscope

2007-04-12 Thread Paul
Dear Friends, I would like to use my K100D Pentax Digital Camera to take pictures using either a Zeiss Standard Pol 16 (petrographic) and Standard 16 Microscopes with trinocular heads, which I use. Can anyone tell me what specific adapters, which I can use to attached my digital camera to these

Re: PESO - Tree Screen

2007-04-12 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 4/12/2007 1:28:43 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I rather like this one. Good concept! -- Bruce === Thanks, Bruce! Marnie aka Doe :-) Eac> Another from Yosemite. Eac> A different way to look at Big Rocks. Eac> http://members.aol.com

RE: PESO: Kids playing Soccer

2007-04-12 Thread Bob W
I guess you're not familiar with amateur league football! There are multiple pitches next to each other where several games can take place simultaneously. Across the river from me is Hackney Marshes, where there are over 90 full-size football pitches next to each other, and about 1500 people play

Re: OT: Guess what T. Rex tastes like

2007-04-12 Thread Digital Image Studio
On 13/04/07, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6548719.stm > > Bone appetit! Well isn't that a surprise, LOL ;-) -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publ

RE: The mysterious ways of marketing

2007-04-12 Thread Tim Øsleby
Couldn't agree more. But then why revise the book three times? Tim Typo Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom C Sent: 12. april 2007 23:23 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: The mysterious ways of

Re: Q: Pentax FA-J 75-300 ? Sigma 135-400 ?

2007-04-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thanks John! G On Apr 12, 2007, at 1:52 PM, John Whittingham wrote: > I've had the Sigma 135-400 APO, while not in the same league as the > 50-500 it > really is quite a good lens. My main gripe with the lens was the > amount of > extension and weight transferral when zoomed, it's at least a

RE: The mysterious ways of marketing

2007-04-12 Thread Tom C
Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows XP Where do you want to go today? The basic principles of photography and dealing with exposure, light, composition do not expire. Technology moves on and things change a little, but not alot. Tom C. From: Tim Øsleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To

Re: PESO - A Chilly Afternoon

2007-04-12 Thread Bruce Dayton
Yes, this looks much better - I don't think you lost the feel you were trying to convey. -- Bruce Thursday, April 12, 2007, 1:31:23 PM, you wrote: RK> Thanks Bill, Jack, Godders, Rick Markus, PJ and Bruce for your input. RK> Several of you commented that it is rather flat. I actually did do R

RE: The mysterious ways of marketing

2007-04-12 Thread Tim Øsleby
I see your point. But this guy isn't so bad. In fact it could be used as a coffee table book. Not at a classy coffee table, but, you get the idea. The thing that really caught my attention was the does not expire part. How dumb do they think we are? Tim Typo Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian

RE: Lightroom Query

2007-04-12 Thread Tim Øsleby
I did not wonder at all. Just thought you where your own thorough self ;-) Tim Typo Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: 12. april 2007 21:54 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subjec

Re: Q: Pentax FA-J 75-300 ? Sigma 135-400 ?

2007-04-12 Thread John Whittingham
On Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:36:13 -0700, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote > A friend is looking for decent quality lens with a 300mm tele > capability, at least. This is out of the range of my experience in > Pentax lenses. > > Anyone worked with the FA-J75-300? or the Sigma 135-400? I know the > Sigma 50-

RE: Manual focus solution for istD series, Split image RF screen

2007-04-12 Thread Cory Papenfuss
On Thu, 12 Apr 2007, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > I didnt do any controlled testing if this screen has > any measurable change effect on metering, but so > far with program mode using "A" lenses, screw lenses > in AV mode, and PK/M lenses using stop down GB > method I am not noticing any differences v

Re: PESO - A Chilly Afternoon

2007-04-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I think that's definitely a stronger photo. The square crop suits it well, the larger size and tonal edits make it more than the prior rendering. Good job! G On Apr 12, 2007, at 1:31 PM, Russell Kerstetter wrote: > Thanks Bill, Jack, Godders, Rick Markus, PJ and Bruce for your input. > Sever

RE: OT: So It Goes

2007-04-12 Thread Yefei He
Saw the headline news on the local student newspaper, didn't realize who he was and didn't read the article, until now. Now I know he taught a couple of years at Iowa's Writer's Workshop back in the '60s. I'll make sure to read some of his books. Yefei -Original Message- Date: Thu, 12

RE: Manual focus solution for istD series, Split image RF screen

2007-04-12 Thread J. C. O'Connell
I didnt do any controlled testing if this screen has any measurable change effect on metering, but so far with program mode using "A" lenses, screw lenses in AV mode, and PK/M lenses using stop down GB method I am not noticing any differences visibly. I use the centerweighted metering mode ususally

Re: Q: Pentax FA-J 75-300 ? Sigma 135-400 ?

2007-04-12 Thread Igor Roshchin
Godfrey, Unfortunately, I don't have experience with either. I've been using Tamron 70-300 4-5.6 LD/Macro that I bought back in 1998. It is a reasonable lens. I found that the quality of the photos is comparable to what I am getting with SMCP-F-70-210 in the same range of focal lengths. It is n

Re: PESO: Kids playing Soccer

2007-04-12 Thread Bruce Dayton
Hello Jens, Kids and sports - tricky to shoot well. I like the 'pose' you captured of them. What I struggle with is feeling like they are in a game, rather than a practice. What contributes to that is the great DOF allowing me to very clearly make out other fields and goals. I would still like

OT: Guess what T. Rex tastes like

2007-04-12 Thread Bob W
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6548719.stm Bone appetit! Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: Pentax Gallery: Uploading problems...?

2007-04-12 Thread Jack Davis
It did 'til someone advised me to put the final jpg image through "save for the web". I've had no problems since. Seems it clears the EXIF data.(?) Jack --- Bong Manayon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > After a long spell, I added new(old) stuff to the Pentax Gallery, > most > were film shot

Re: PESO - A Chilly Afternoon

2007-04-12 Thread Russell Kerstetter
Thanks Bill, Jack, Godders, Rick Markus, PJ and Bruce for your input. Several of you commented that it is rather flat. I actually did do that on purpose because, Rick you are correct, I was wanting it to be moody and dreary. However, I guess I went too far :) Here is a different take on it: squa

Re: From a Recent Press Release...

2007-04-12 Thread Tom C
An excerpt from another report yesterday. It would appear to indicate that Pentax et al. may not be opposed to a merger, they just changed their mind regarding the conditions of the formerly proposed merger. --- Watanuki, who was formerly a corporate vice president, also le

RE: The mysterious ways of marketing

2007-04-12 Thread Bob W
Most technical photo books are very poor, and just an excuse for the photographer to show off some of his pictures (they're almost all by men). -- Bob > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Tim Øsleby > Sent: 12 April 2007 16:27 > To: [

Re: PESO - Dusk

2007-04-12 Thread Bruce Dayton
Well, it caught my eye. There is certainly a 'mood' to it. I like the B&W treatment and the elements that are in the shot. Thanks for showing it. -- Bruce Wednesday, April 11, 2007, 11:40:07 PM, you wrote: AR> Hi AR> http://www.pbase.com/kiwibiologist/image/77040452 AR> another from the s

Re: PESO - Tree Screen

2007-04-12 Thread Bruce Dayton
I rather like this one. Good concept! -- Bruce Thursday, April 12, 2007, 8:04:30 AM, you wrote: Eac> Another from Yosemite. Eac> A different way to look at Big Rocks. Eac> http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/treescreen.htm Eac> Comments welcome. Eac> Marnie aka Doe :-)

Re: From a Recent Press Release...

2007-04-12 Thread Thibouille
It seems Pentax is/was/will be bit that much interested into a merger but Urano was. It's not clear at all (yet) if Pentax (its shareholders) are really interested in a merger or if Urano's proposal was "well why not after all". 2007/4/12, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Why would it make it suspect?

Re: A bag for Laptop and K10D + 3 lenses and Flash and Pentax HOOD

2007-04-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Thanks for the note on the FA-J 70-300! > I have two questions: > 1. I want to buy a bag pack, which can hold my K10D, + 3 lenses > including, > Pentax 70-300mm, an external flash, tripod and laptop. > Which bag pack do you suggest? If you are thinking a backpack style bag, the Lowepro CompuTre

Re: PESO - A Chilly Afternoon

2007-04-12 Thread Bruce Dayton
It is big enough and bright enough for me. I think there is too much sky that has nothing in it. So I would crop it a bit differently. Take most of it off and go for a more square shot. With that kind of crop, I think it would be a pretty good photo. -- Bruce Wednesday, April 11, 2007, 4:40:

RE: PESO - Tree Screen

2007-04-12 Thread Bob W
Excellent. Very effective, and an original way of looking at a cliched subject. -- Bob > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 12 April 2007 16:05 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: PESO - Tree Screen > > > >

RE: So It Goes

2007-04-12 Thread Bob W
Indeed. I was very sorry to hear that. I love his books. Even his less well-known ones are full of gems. "Galapagos" was about an event which killed all humans except for a small group of people who happened to be on a tourist trip to the Galapagos. It traces their descendants over a period of 2 mi

Re: Lightroom Query

2007-04-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 12, 2007, at 12:18 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote: ... >> I would recommend >> downloading the free trial and going through Michael Tapes' tutorial >> videos to refresh your memory and understand the basics. They're >> available at >>http://www.rawworkflow.com/ >> ... > > I just stumbled over a lo

A bag for Laptop and K10D + 3 lenses and Flash and Pentax HOOD

2007-04-12 Thread Amirkambiz Hamedanizadeh
Dear Colleagues, Thank you for sharing your experience and expertise. I am new to D/SLR camera world (just 4 months) and hope that I could increase my knowledge in photography. I am working as disaster relief doctor and taking pictures would be a good hobby after hard days in field. I have two qu

Re: PESO - Tree Screen

2007-04-12 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 4/12/2007 11:39:39 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'd want to pull the highs down a little bit while separating and expanding the tonal contrasts in the trees, bringing them up a notch too. To me, this says a combination of curves adjustment layers

Re: From a Recent Press Release...

2007-04-12 Thread Tom C
Why would it make it suspect? They are the majority shareholder. Almost all (if not all) shareholders are in it for primarily one thing - making money. If making the most amount of profit in the shortest amount of time is Sparx's goal, it's also the goal of many other shareholders. I'm not

RE: See ya later

2007-04-12 Thread Tim Øsleby
Don't do anything you know I wouldn't do. Then you'll be ok. Tim Typo Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Robb Sent: 12. april 2007 20:44 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: See ya later We

Re: PowerPC G5 iMac and Huey

2007-04-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
I have no experience with that particular setup, but I and others have seen various issues with the Pantone Huey and different system configurations. Because of those issues, and similar issues with the Spyder2 product, I generally recommend the Eye One Display 2 instead. Godfrey On Apr 12

RE: Lightroom Query

2007-04-12 Thread Tim Øsleby
I just stumbled over a load of short tutorials http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/ What I've seen so far looks good. Tim Typo Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: 12. april 2007

Re: See ya later

2007-04-12 Thread Norm Baugher
Woof, woo woo woof! Woof William Robb wrote: > We are off to the Battlefords for a dawg show. > I am showing Jester, the ADHD puppy, Charmi is showing Bella, the lovely > Walloon. > I will be back on Sunday, depending on how well we do, perhaps earlier than > later. > > Have fun. > > William Rob

Re: Missed it by THAT much!

2007-04-12 Thread Charles Robinson
On Apr 12, 2007, at 10:48, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Certainly worth it for the lens alone. Ah well, there are other fish > in the pond... > ...and my wife had even bought into the the idea, too! Ah well. -Charles -- Charles Robinson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis, MN http://charles.robins

Re: Lightroom Query

2007-04-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
The beta was occasionally challenging in the Print module with regard to setup and sizing. However, all of that seems to have been fully sorted out ... I use it exclusively for my printing now and am extremely happy with it. I find it best in Lightroom, just as in Photoshop, to use a profile

Re: See ya later

2007-04-12 Thread Bruce Dayton
Bill, Good luck! -- Bruce Thursday, April 12, 2007, 11:44:21 AM, you wrote: WR> We are off to the Battlefords for a dawg show. WR> I am showing Jester, the ADHD puppy, Charmi is showing Bella, the lovely WR> Walloon. WR> I will be back on Sunday, depending on how well we do, perhaps earlier t

Re: Pentax Gallery: Uploading problems...?

2007-04-12 Thread Bruce Dayton
I had them analyze one of mine that got rejected that way. What they told me was there was some exif data. If there is any exif data, then they scan for pentax cameras in it. If they don't find it, they reject. So what you really want to do with the scanned images is to strip all exif data from

PESO - Joshua Tree

2007-04-12 Thread Norm Baugher
Shot this in Joshua Tree National Monument, love that place. Pentax ME Super SE. http://home.earthlink.net/~nbaugher/joshuatree.htm Norm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO: Kids playing Soccer

2007-04-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 12, 2007, at 11:21 AM, Jens Bladt wrote: > I like this shot. What do you think: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/456765816/ Hmm. The color seems a little odd ... kinda flat somehow ... and I'm not sure that the expression of the two boys is really the best. Neither seem to be focu

PowerPC G5 iMac and Huey

2007-04-12 Thread Rick Womer
Does anybody else have a PowerPC-based G5 iMac that they have calibrated with a Huey? What results do you get? I get peculiar discolored posterized shadows; Pantone has no idea why. The Huey works wonderfully on our MacBook. Rick http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW

Lightroom Query

2007-04-12 Thread Walter Hamler
I downloaded the Beta some time back and basically liked what I saw. However, I could never get it to print decent stuff. I wasn't willing to chase driver problems, etc, so just deleted it and never looked backwards. Now, with the positive reports I am reading everywhere, I am wondering if mayb

See ya later

2007-04-12 Thread William Robb
We are off to the Battlefords for a dawg show. I am showing Jester, the ADHD puppy, Charmi is showing Bella, the lovely Walloon. I will be back on Sunday, depending on how well we do, perhaps earlier than later. Have fun. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:

Q: Pentax FA-J 75-300 ? Sigma 135-400 ?

2007-04-12 Thread Walter Hamler
I don't have it anymore, but I once owned the Sigma 70~300 APO Super. The latest Digital version is a little more expensive, but still very affordable. I truly wonder what the diff is compared to the regular version. Anyway, I found it to be a VG to E+ lens, especially when factoring in price. I

Re: PESO - Tree Screen

2007-04-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Apr 12, 2007, at 11:09 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I just used shadow/highlights on it to bring out the shadow > details, which > is a quicker fix and not necessarily the best for tonal > gradations. I was > aware the rock was light and the trees very dark, and that was a > situatio

Re: Q: Pentax FA-J 75-300 ? Sigma 135-400 ?

2007-04-12 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
thanks walt! G On Apr 12, 2007, at 11:28 AM, Walter Hamler wrote: > I don't have it anymore, but I once owned the Sigma 70~300 APO > Super. The > latest Digital version is a little more expensive, but still very > affordable. I truly wonder what the diff is compared to the regular > version.

PESO: Kids playing Soccer

2007-04-12 Thread Jens Bladt
I like this shot. What do you think: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/456765816/ Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.3.0

Re: PESO - Tree Screen

2007-04-12 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 4/12/2007 9:55:47 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well struck balance between the screening trees and the graduated lighting of the rocks. Trees allow adequate definition of the background, yet retain their identity against the less well lit portion. Ni

Pentax Gallery: Uploading problems...?

2007-04-12 Thread Bong Manayon
Hi, After a long spell, I added new(old) stuff to the Pentax Gallery, most were film shots. They were consistent rejected because of lack of EXIF data blah blah blah ... even with the "scanned..." box ticked. Most of my previous shots that were accepted were film photos--this happening to anyone

Re: PESO - Tree Screen

2007-04-12 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 4/12/2007 10:57:45 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Apr 12, 2007, at 8:04 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/treescreen.htm Followup: It looks better on my big screen than it did on the laptop, but I still

PESO - Manaus, Brasil

2007-04-12 Thread Norm Baugher
Finally scanned in a couple of pictures I like. This was from my first trip to the Amazon... http://home.earthlink.net/~nbaugher/manaus.htm Norm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

Re: PESO - Tree Screen

2007-04-12 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 4/12/2007 8:54:57 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Cool shot, aka. Your artistic sensibilities are starting to merge nicely with photographic technology. Pretty soon Bill Robb will suggest that you get a camera better suited to your vision ;-)) Shel

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